The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-01
Belief that the President Is Playing a Shrewd
Game Current Talk About the Repub-
lican Aspirants for National Honors.
Financiers Beginning to Regard Real Es-
tate Loans as Very HesirabIe.
The President Treats Correspondents Rather
Shabbily. and They Try to Get Even by
Saying lie Is Old and Growing Cranky.
THE NEXT PRESIDENCY.
The Game MIR. Cleveland Is Playing-Gossip
About the Republican Aspirants.

The Game MIR. Cleveland Is PIaying-Gossip
About the Republican Aspirants.
Special to the indianapolis journal
WASHINGTON, April 30 Quite a tremor con-
tinues in the official nerves of this city on ac-
count of the presidential shock given in the dis
patches the other day. when the announcement
made that Mr. Cleveland had said that he
did not want to be a candidate for second term.
The publication kicked UP end of bobbery in
official circles. Officials afraid that the
President will not run again. and the outs are
frigb lest he does run: therefore, there is
much eaucnsine, and winking, and nodding go-
ing on all over the city, and it looks to an i'm
partial observer as if the entire party about
to commit hari-kari. and was only pausing to
consider which particular cord to cut. And, to
add to the general confusion of the faithful,
every old party hack that ever spoke to the
President, or ever b ad the exquisite pleasure of
doing the pump-h andle act a. presidential re-
ception since March 4. 1855, is giving he public
other momentous revelations in regard to Mr.
Clevelands determination in reference to
another term-all of the most confidential char
acter, and either intended to back up the dis
patches first circulated or destroy their effect.
1t is generally believed that the statements of
Mr.. Dorsheimer and two three other Demo
Gratis were intended to stiffen the vertebral col
umn of Mr.. Cleveland, who has undoubtedly told
his friends that he did not intend to run again.
1: may have been that he was simply throwing
out "feeler' in these hints, but that he did in
sinuase that he did not want to run again there
can be no question. Many say the President had
a deep-seated design in talking as he has talked
to Democrats who have called upon him, and
that the design was to get many committed to
him as possible; to get the party workers at
work. and not only the nomination, but
an election, il possible. In the opinion of most
Democrats who have visited Washington during
the controversy the past week in reference to a
second term, Mr. Cleveand's name will again go
before the convention, and this talk will only
tend to call more vociferously for mis- renomina-
tion
Little has been said during the past fortnight
about Republican candidate, the Presidents
bubble having occupied the field. 1t is plain,
however, that the probability of Mr.. Blaine's re-
nomination is diminishing. His friends say that
less interest shown in him during his recent
illness than ever before, and that the inquiries
about him were fewer than at any period in his
public life. This they attribute to feeling that
he has passed beyond the point of selection as a
standard bearer No one disputes, however
that Mr.. Blane's friends are just as ardent in
their admiration for him as ever 1t is only a
question of availability.
Meanwhile. Senator Sherman is receiving
hundreds of letters daily from every part of the
country urging him to stand frln for the NOM
ination, pedging support, asking all sorts of
questions and giving him pointers. The Sena-
tor is surprised at his growing strength, and the
localities whence come the most earnest encour-
agsment. He believes that if he is nominated
he will carry the Vireinias North Carolina,
Tennessee, Florida and Louisiana besides New
York. Indiana, Michigan and one or two doubt
full States the coasts. Here it is thought
there will be earnest but cordial struggle be-
tween the Blaine and Sherman factions and if
the former withdraws, is anticipated, the CO.
alition coming together of the two arms of
the party will be perfect as to leave no jagged
edges.
Senator Allison. of Iowa. who has frequently
been mentioned, not only as compromise candi-
date, but an Independent or positive one, is
making effort to work up for himself boom.